Cuspidor holder



Dec. 12, 1933. G. SMAIL 1,939,146

CUSPIDOR HOLDER Filed June 1, 1932 mm "HHHWIIM w ljn... wl 1 [ya e72 for 4 M Patented Dec. 12, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

'I'hesalient object of the invention is to provide for the concealment of a cuspidor when not in use and also to enable it to be brought into a conveniently usable position when required.

The invention broadly comprehends a device by which a cuspidor is normally held under a desk or other piece of furniture from whence it may be slid outwardly upon shifting a bar by foot pressure.

1 This is achieved by providing a trackway upon which a carriage moves. This trackway is attached to an article of furniture in such a position that it may be out of sight when not in use. The carriage bears a cuspidor which is concealed I when retracted by movement of the carriage upon pressure being placed upon a pedal.

The invention while disclosed in its application to a cuspidor is also susceptible of use for other receptacles such as sputum cups and ash trays,

and it is therefore intended that the invention shall not be restricted in this respect. In the appended claim the cuspidor is generically referred to as a receptacle and it is intended that this shall be construed as a cuspidor or the like to which the disclosure is applicable.

It will be manifest that the device is attachable to various objects such as desks, beds or chairs, and that these do not constitute a part of the invention but are merely incidental to its usage.

In the accompanying drawing the device is illustrated in what is deemed its preferred construction in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of it.

Figure 2 is a plan thereof viewed from the underside, part of the frame being broken away to depict the trackway to better advantage.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawing of the invention. v v

In carrying out this invention there is provided a frame 5 preferably of sheet metal; which frame is of a channel shape cross section constructed by the depending side pieces 6 and inturned flanges 7. The frame is attached to the underface 8 of a desk or other object by means of conventional fastening elements. The desk is represented Secured to or integral with the flanges '7 are runners 9 composed of half-round bars. These bars extend the full length of the flanges. Similar bars 10 are oppositely attached to the face 11 0f the frame. The bars at each side of the frame form a trackway; and at the rear end thereof is a wall 13 integral with the frame.

The carriage 14 which operates on the trackway consists of a pair of spaced axles l5, 15 having grooved wheels 16 on the ends thereof that engage the runners and are retained thereon by means of their grooves. A body 1'? is constructed of a length of bar metal of a circular cross section. The bar is substantially U-shaped and has its bight shaped into a ring 18 overhanging the foremost axle of the pair. The ring is adapted to seat a cuspidor 19 of conventional character. The legs 20, 20 of the body are welded to the axles or otherwise secured thereto as may be deemed expedient.

A bar 21 is welded or otherwise secured to the legs 20, 20 and laterally extends therefrom passing below the trackway at that side of the frame and terminating in a ball end 22. The bar constitutes a pedal.

It will be manifest from the foregoing description that when the carriage is retracted the cuspidor is concealed from view. To use the cuspidor, however, it is merely necessary to push on the pedal with ones foot which advances the carriage and exposes the cuspidor. The forward movement may be limited by a stop 23. The carriage is withdrawn by foot pressure on the pedal.

What I claim is:-

A-holder for a receptacle of the class described comprising a structure providing a trackway, wheels thereupon, a pair of spaced axles having said wheels mounted on the ends thereof, a body constructed of a length of bar metal of circular cross section, the bar being substantially U-shaped and having its bight fashioned into a ring to receive a cuspidor, said body having a pair of spaced legs extending from the ring portion and attached to the aforesaid axles at intersecting points, and a pedal secured to the legs and extending transversely thereof.

GEORGE SMAIL. 

